Physical Geography of The Arabian Peninsula

Physical Geography of The Arabian Peninsula

Multiple Choice

The Arabian Shield has

• volcanic mountains and an escarpment along the west coast.

• a vast bowl shape with steep escarpments on the east and west sides.

• a high plateau that provides water for the regions rivers.

• rolling hills that catch the moisture blowing off the Arabian sea and support the region’s best farmland.

Multiple Choice

Countries along the ________ coast are among the most desertified on the Arabian Peninsula.

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• southern

• northern